Imaging the Natural World

Photography in the Field

GRANITE STREET GALLERY 47 Granite Street, New London, CT

This is a four hour “in-the-field” learning experience, where the student will have an opportunity to put to practical use the material covered in the prerequisite courses “Exposure & Creative Controls 101” and “Practical Exposure & Creative Controls”.  Individual assistance will be provided as needed to ensure each student is comfortable with the application of creative controls using their own camera in a real life setting.  A digital camera with the ability to control aperture and shutter speed is required.  Bring a copy of your camera’s manual.  A rain date is included in case of inclement weather.

Rain dates: April 17th or April 24th

Baxter Park Revisited

I promised to add more images from this fall’s adventure to Baxter Stake Park to photograph the moose. As I mentioned in the last installment, the morning of the 8th was pretty dismal at Sandy Stream Pond . No moose were sighted. But as always, the pond lends itself to some nice early morning photography.

Early Morning at Sandy Stream Pond

After several hours at Sandy Stream we spent much of the rest of the day checking out Stump Pond and traveling the Golden Road in search of moose. Instead of moose, I contented myself with photographing the foliage which was near its peak.

Fall Reflections

The morning of the 9th was to prove to be much more productive. Again we hiked the short path to Sandy Stream Pond before daybreak. The emerging sunrise allowed another capture of the pond, this one processed from 7 RAW images using high dynamic range (HDR) processing

Sandy Stream Pond Rendered in HDR

Not only were we rewarded with a very placid lake -side scene, but a bull moose too!

Our first bull moose sighting this fall

The next and final installment from this years trip will provide a gallery of images.

Napatree Point Boogie Boarder

Napatree Point near Watch Hill, RI beckoned on an unusually warm November afternoon.  Shortly after I  crossed the sand dunes to gain access to the ocean side of the point two teens showed up with their boogie boards.  They were having a great time despite taking many spills in what must have been very cold water. As the sun was setting I caught this image.

Boogie Boarder at Napatree Point

Pacific Street Gallery Opening Reception

The Pacific Street Art Gallery presents the Pacific Street Artists Guild annual exhibit – featuring paintings, drawings, prints, jewelry, notecards and more, all created by the members of PSAG.

Participating Artists: Jan Dahl, Sophia Dineralter, Kathy Doyle, John Fast, Bruce Griffin, Claudia Kenyon, Charlie MacDonald, Lynda McLaughlin, Dermot McNamara, Rose Partridge, Barbara Place, Ann Samul, Cindy Samul and Rose Young

"Retired Long Ago"

The image is printed on canvas as a full sized shutter and displayed as a gallery wrap.